Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
240 pages · Released Feb 8, 2005 · Simon & Schuster
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This is a gentle comedic novel about a family's misadventures renovating a country house, with the project ballooning far beyond budget. The humor derives from relatable frustrations with construction, contractors, and domestic life rather than crude content. It offers mild lessons about patience, problem-solving, and realistic expectations, though the tone is more amusing than moralistic.
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An $11,000 farm house becomes a dream house costing $56,263.97. An $11,000 farm house becomes a dream house costing $56,263.97.
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- Fiction
- House construction
- Homeowners
- Fiction, general
- Country life
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